Phonograph-machine.



H. S. MILLS.

PHONOGRAPH MAGHINE. APPLICATION HLED mm2?, 1905.

Patented Aug. 3. 1909.

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H. s. MILLS. PHONOGRAPH MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED EBRZ?, 1905. A 929,775. Patent-ea Aug. 3, 1909.

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H. S. MILLS.

PHONGRPH MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED Imm?, 1905.

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H. S, MILLS.

PEONOGRAPH MACHINE.

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H. S. MLLS. PHONOGRAPH MACHINE. JMWLICATIONMmm mism. 1905.

Patented Aug. 3, '1909.

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H. S. MILLS.

PHONOGRAPH MACHINE. APPLIUATXON PILED Hmm, 1905.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

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HERBERT S. MILLS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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To all who/m it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERBERT S. MILLS, a citizen of the United States, residing at ChiM cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful lmf provement in Ihonograph Machines, of' which the following is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to machinos employing au electric motor for motive purposes, although the invention is aple to machines employing any other form of motor as a primary source of power.

My pri'n'iary object is to provide a machine wherein provision'is made for winding the spring which servos to actuate the record of a phonograph by means of a motor which will operate for a predetermined period oll time, when set in motion., thereby to give to `the spring serving to actuatc the record a predetermined tension.

In the accompanying drawings, my inven tion is shown embodied in a combined picture exhibiting and phonograph machine, the phonograph being of a well known type employing a d1slr-iorm record.

In the drawings-Figure 1 represents a side elevational view of my improved machine, portions oi the casing being broken away to expose a part of the picture exhibit ing device and portions of the phonograph; Fig. 1", a detail of a vibrative counteracting device employed in connection with a stop actuating lever, which lever may bc actuated by a-coin or in any other suitable way; Fig. 2, a side elevational view of the phonograph and the mechanism cohnected therewith, shown as removed from the casing; Fig. 3, a reverse side elevational view oi the same; Fig. 4, a plan view of the same; Fig. 5, a

front view of the same; Fig. 6, a rear view of the same; Fig. 7, a broken section taken as indicated at line '7 of Fig. 2, showing a controlling wheel which serves to control the circuit of the electric motor shown and the stoiijactuating lever mentioned, said view showing also the operativeparts adjacent to said wheel, Fig. 8, a similar view showing a diii'erent 'position oi the parts; Fig. 9, a broken sectional view taken as indicated at lino 9 OFF ig. 3 and showing thc construction at and adjacent to the contacts oi the motor circuit; Fig. 10, a similar view showing the parts in a diilerent position 3 Fig. 11, a similar view showing the parts in still another position; Fig. 12, a broken section taken in- Speccaticn of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1905.

Patented Aug. 3, 1909.

Serial No. 947,492.

dicated at line 12 of'Fig. 11,' Fig. 13, a similar view showing the parts in a -dilierent position; Fig. i4, a detail oi the eye and ear pieces of the machine; Fig. 15, a bottom plan view of the record-oarrying disk showing the yielding stops thereon adapted to engage with the stop actuated by the lever mentioned above; Fig. 16, a detail of the record-actuating shaft; Fig. 17, a broken sectional view showing a detail of the phono graph stylus, the section being taken as indicated at line 17 oi Fig. 2; Fig. 1S, a section taken as indicated at line 18 oi Fig. 17', and Fig. 19, a perspective view of the stylus holder with the claniping-jaws thereof separated.

In the construction illustrated, A represents a casing whichv may be of any suitable design and which, preferably has an upper compartment A] and a lower compartment A2; B, picture exhibiting device which may befoi any approved construction and which is mounted in the chamber A1; i, a phonograph and mechanism connected therewith located in the chamber A2; K, the eyepiece of the machine; and L, the trumpets, or ear-pieces, of the machine.

Where the machine is coin-controlled, as illustrated, the casing A may be equipped with a coin-chute a, which terminates adjacent to the mechanism C in an enlargement a?, which is provided at its front wall with a -slot c2 into which projects the free end of the stop-actuating lever mentioned above. (Poacting with said stop-actuating lever is a weighted sprinwheld lever ca (Fig, 13) thc purpose of whidh will be explained presently.

As stated, the picture exhibiting mechann ism B may be of any desirable known construction. In Fig. 1,v l) represents the shaft (dotted) of this mechanism, and t1 one of the picture-carrying arms thereof.4 The shaft i: 1s equipped with a sprocl etwheel b2 which is connected by a sprocketchain if with the .mechanism C.

The ymechanism C comprises a phonograph I) of known general construction having a disk-form record IDI, a record-bearing disk D, a record-actuating shaft D3 actuated by a pinion D4, a cylinder D5 equipped with the usual spring (not shown) and with a gear D, a )ini-on D7 driven by the gear D and in turn driving a gear DS meshing with the pin-- ion D4, a governor D actuated by gears D?" from the Yshaft D3, a horizontal winding shaft D equipped (Fig. 6) with a inion l)12 meshing with a inion l)13 throng ythe medium of Which t e spring 1s`Wound in the usual manner, and a reproducer Dx4 mounted upon an arm D and cooperating with the record D1; an electric motor E in an electric circuit El energized from any suitable source and equipped with normally separated contact members E2, E3; a worm E4 on the shaft of the motor E and meshing with a wormwheel ll secured on the winding-shaft D" a contact-actuating; lever F (Figs. e, 9, l() and il), equipped with an insulation finger j against which the contact E3 bears; a controlling-wheel F1 for the lever F bearing a lateral annular flange f1 provided with a notch f adapted to receive a lugf'" on the eration; a spring F4 tending normally to pull Y, the free end of the` membenli3 forward, so f :that when said member 1s withdrawn by the contrblling-wheel, Which will be later de scribed, a shoulder f will engage a shoulder j on the lever F, thereby to effect movement of the lever F when the member F3 returns under the action of-its spring; a cam F5 (ligs,-

(l, l2 and 13), on the member F3 'with which engages a canalla 'formed integrally with the Wheel F1, whereby the free end ofthe mem ber F3 is forced rearwardly after the Wheel F* starts to rotate and the lugf3 is engaged by the flangej of the Wheel; a sto i-actuating cam F7 on the member. F3 wbicli serves to lelevate a stop Fiwhose upper end will thus be brought into tliepath of stops on the record-supporting plately; a wheel G (Figs. 7 and 8), serving through the medium of a lev ver G to withdraw the member F against the tension of its sring at the proper time, and' serving also t rough the medium of a lever G2 and a pawl G3 to withd raw the latch .G4 cfa stop-actuating lever G5; a gear G formed integrally with the Wheel G and actuated by a pinion #secured on a shaft G8 and equipped with a gear G",wbich meshes with the gear D, by which it is actuated; a sprocket-wheel G1 on the 'shaft GE and which actuates the sprocket-chain t b3 connected with the picture exhibiting mechanism; a stop H connected with the lever Gfdligs.` l an( 4), which stop co-acts with stops on the record-supporting'disk D2; a 'circult-closing member l carried by the lever G5 and adapt-i1 ed to close the circuit ll of an electric light l?, which serves to illuminate the pictures; and a pivotally supported reprod'ucer-Shifter J connected by a member Jl (Fig. 5) with a trol the movement of the record of the phono- `7" 1, and the spring stud Jcarried by the elbow of the lever G2 (Fi l 8 n 'lghe general construction of the phonograph D need not be described more at length. The record D and its supporting 'plate D2 are readily removable from the shaft D. For the purposes of the )resent invention, l have provided the memberD, y on its lower side, with yieldingr substantially radialV stops d, Whose outer ends project somewhat beyond the circumference ofV the disk` as shown in Fig. 15. These stops may be engaged by either or both of the stops Fs and H. The function of the stop His to congra h in .ordinary use; and, in com-contro led machines, the stop His actuated ordinarily by a coin throughl the medium of the lever G5. The function of the stop F8 is to prevent further rotation of the record, after the machinev has once operated, until the motor has been Afset in operation to r'e-wind the s ring of the phonograph, whereby a desira le tension is always maintained on the phonograph spring, the `s ring never-being allowed to run down. he worm driven wheel E5 takes the place of the winding key of the ordinary manually Wound phono gra h of this type.

he motor `circuit mav be provided with a fuse (none shown). The contacts E2, E3 preferably comprise two normally separated spring-metal members, the member It being capable of being forced into engagement with the member E2 and returning under its 100 own resiliency to the open position.

The Contact actuating member F is equipped near its {ivot f with a short arm 4 joins the arm f1" to the free end of the member F3. understood that the lugf3 tends normally to enter the recess f2 in the flange f1 of the wheelk F1. The Wheel F1 is mounted on a studf11 carried by a frame member fl The Wheelfli" is guarded against retrograde movement by a spring f1". The pawl F2 is held in engagement with the ratchet-teeth \f by a s ringf.

The Wheel G is provided on its front surface with a ca1nlug g adapted to engage the 115 upper end of the lever Gl and actuate said lever during each revolution of the wheel G.

The parts are so timed that the Wheel G makes one revolution by about the time they record Vhas been com letely traversed by the stylus of the repro ucer. When the lever G1 is relieved from the action of the cam-lug g, vthe member F3 is permitted to return under ther action of its spring and close the motor circuit. The Wheel G'has a smooth 125 circumferential surface g1, u on which rides a, roller g2 carried by the me ber G2, the pe riphcry'of the wheel being provided with a recess g3 which the roller may enter after the wheel completes its revolution. The parts Thus, it Will be 105 moment the eearvt are timed so that the roller will enter the re cess g3 an instant before the cani lug r/ re leases the lever Gr", and the lower end of the lever G1 is provided with. a lockingn shoulder g* which engages a shoulder g5 with whieh the Y member G2 1s provided, so that, although the v wheel G may allow the member G2 to rise slightly before the from the lug; g, this action nevertheless will not be permitted to occur until after movcment of the lever G. rlhe lever GV has its tree end held normally elevated by a spring g, as shown in Fig. 2.,' vided with a locking` shoulder' 417, which corresponds with the elevated position di the lever GV', and a locking;r shoulder .r/s, which corresponds with the depressed position of said lever. The pawl G is eonnected by a pivot g with the lever G2, and is provided with a hook g1 adapted to engage a lug' g with which the locking pawl G4 lis provided. The pawl' G is supported from the frame on a pivot (/2 and is provided with a short arm connected by a spring 13 with the pawl G3, whereby the tendency of the lower end ofthe pawl G4 is to move outwardly and the tendenoy of the free end of the pawl G3 is to move upwardly. On the frame is provided a stop gf which is engaged lby the pawl G to cause it to release its hold upon the pawl l during thenpward movement of the free end ol the lever GZ. permit the pawl Gf* to assume its normalcondition in readiness toilock the lever G5 when the latteris again depressed. The spring gli connected with the lever and with a`pro jection g1 `(Fig. 2) on a frame member tends normally to elevate the free end o1" said lever.

The stop H comprises a vertically movable bar provided w' h a s'lot through which passes a stud it supported bythe frame.

The circuit-closing member I is adapted to be forced between contact members@ in the circuit I1, when the that the light l2 will be turned on at the honograph starts to operate.

The repro( neer-shifter J comprises a frame j supported on a horizontal pivot j, the member J1 having pivotal connection ja with the member y' in front of the pivot jl. The

front portion of the member J is equipped with a cana j* having aninclined surface 1'51 which tends normally to hold the 'arm l)15 of the reproducer over against an adjustable spring-sto at one side of the framey y', whereby t 1e reproducer is held in a proper position to be lowered upon the record at its outer margin. When. the stop-.actuating lever Gi is de' ressed and the spring-driven train of the p onograph aliowedto operate the phonograph, the wheel G is caused to turn, owing `to its connection with the drivingetrain o i the monograph and the roller g2 1s forced out of t 1e recess g3 in said wheel, be-

member G-lis released The latclrG4 isi pro-4 1 and IAT. Tl

The purpose ol this action is to lever I is depressed, so`

ing moved from the position shown in Fig. 7 to the position shown in Fig. 8. rlhis iminediately depresses the front end of the reproduoer-sliiiiter, through the medium of the connecting meinl'ier J1, which is actuated by the lever G2. During;P the revolution of the wheel G, the lover G? is held depressed, so that th e cam held out of the way of the arm D until the rcproducer has completed its travel across the record, whereupon, the lever rising', thecarn g* is elevated, thereby raising the reproduoer and causing it to shift back to its starting; position with the arin D raising againstthe yielding stop y'.

The construction ol the members K and L will be` best understood by reference to Figs. x 1e eyepiece K is oi' theusual form for such purposes, arid is provided with perforate lugs 7;? through which the iiexiblc metallic tubes l of the car-trumpets extend. The tubes Z are jpined `to a capshaped piece Zwhich connects withV a iixedly supported. member Z2 carried by the frame and. con-- nected with a tube la, which in turn, is joined to the horn Z4 ofthe phonograph. The tubes Zslide freely through the perforate lugs c and vthe corresponding holes in the `oaslng', enabling the trumpets to be adjusted to the requirements of the persons using thernachine. v A detail of the construction' ol the repro ducer .T M is shown in Figs.` l? to 19 inclusive.

the reproducer-head is. equipped with a bracket "m, of the usual construction, except that it is provided with a jaw m1 with which is connected, by means of `a screw m2 a re movable jaw m3. The free ends ol" the 'aws are tapered, as shown. The base end oi the jaw ma abuts against a shoulder m* with which the bracket m is provided. A longitudinal channel mi in the jaw m1 serves to receive the stylusV wire in, and a spring m7 serves to separate the aws when the screw is upturned. l'lhe removable jaw m3 is` pro vided at its base end with through which the rear end of the :ne wire constituting` the stylus projects. is thus `firmly clamped between the jaws, andvmay be readilyadjusted to compensate for wear, the rear portion of the wire/servingI as a means for forcing the wire through in the adjusting operation.

The frame which-supports the phonograph and the windingrmotor may be of any sultable construction; Preferably, it comprises integrally formed bottom members p and standards p1, the standards beingsurmoun ted by the usual top plate p2 'the Inode of operation may be briefly summarized thus: The motor 1s preparatorily operated to give to the spring oi the spring` driven `train ol the phonograph a desired tension, which tension is' greater than is actually loe which supports the main portion ol' the mechanism of the phonon .graph proper and in which the record-actuating shaft D is journaled.

Y ducer has fully notch f2 receives the lug f 3 required to turn the rec'o'rd until the reprotraversed it, therebyY insuring adequate power and a desirable rate of rotation ofthe record atfall times.' The motor circuit may be closed in any suitable way to eiiiect the initial winding of the phonograph spring. The wheel F3' is preparatorily adjusted so that after the spring of the phonograph has been preparatorily Wound the of the contactshifter F, Whereby'the wheel Fl is locked and the-motor circuit left normally open. Assuming the friction-brake which constitutes a portion of the governor D to be preparatorily set to control the rate of rotation of the record and the spring of the spring-motor of the honograph to be properly wound, the lever 3 may be depressed, as by means of a coin, thereby to Withdraw the stop H Iand permit the record'to turn.

from the spring-motor begins to turnalso and depresses the lever G3, thereby tilting the front end of the reproducer-shifter J 'downwardly and allowing the reproducer to drop until the stylus engages the record. As the Wheel G nears the end of its revolution, the cam g' operates the lever G1 and withdraws the member F3 from tthe position shown in Fig. 9 to the position shown in Fig. 10, the s ring F3 operating at the same time to draw t 1e free end of the member F3 forwardly so that the shoulder f 7 will 'be in position to engage the shoulderfs u on the return movement of the member 3. When the camstud g releases the lever G1 the springj'3 returns the member F3 to approximately its normal position, thereby forcing themember F outwardly and closing the motor circuit. In the movement of the member F the wheel Fris unlocked, and immediately the winding wheel E5 is set in operation the awl F'l begins to turn the Wheel F1. s The nst eilect of the movement vof the Wheel F1 is to bring the iiangefl along side the lugf3 in readiness to prevent return of the member F until the Wheel Fl has completed a revolution. In the first movement of the wheel F 3, also, the cam F3 engages the projection on the member F3, thereby moving the free end of said member rearwardly'and eii'ecting its release from the member F. After this release of the member F3 from the position shown in Fig. 11, the stop F H dro )s to the position shown in Fig. '9, Where it. 'i'orms a stop for the member F3'. fore, thatwhen the wheel F completes its rotation the member F is free to swing inwardly until the/lug f3 has fully entered the recessfz. y y

Returning now to the action which occurred when the wheel started to rotate, it shouldbe stated that the effect of depressingr the lever G2 was to cause the pawl G3 to interlock With the pawl G3, and it will be seen,

` engage the lever As soon as` the record begins to turn, the wheel G driven l It will be seen, thc're-.

therefore, that when the wheel completes its .revolution andthe roller g2 enters the recess g3 the pawl G3 will be caused to release the lever G3 (with which it made engagement when the lever G3 was depressed), and an instant later the awl G3 will be caused to release the pawl 3, leaving the latter free to ression thereof. It should be pointed out, also, that the stop F3, which is normally depressed, and free from the path of the stops d on the record-sup orting disk, has itslower end engaged by t re inclined surface of the cam F7 when .the member F3 returns under the action of its spring to force the contactactuating member F outwardly, and when G5 upon a subsequent dethe cam F3 forces the free end of the member F3 rearwardly the stop FS drops off the cam F7 and occu iies the position shown in Fig. 9. Thus, it will be seen that the stop F8 is held in an elevated position reventing the rotation of the record, until) the electric motor has started to 11e-Wind the spring of the spring-motor, so that said spring is prevented from running down. It should be added, as is apparent from Fig." 15, npykexcessive winding oi' the spring of the sprn'rg-motor would be relieved by a rotation of the record, the stops d yielding to ass the stop H, thereby preventing brea rage. Moi'eover, the

yielding oi the stops d breaks the shockwhich otherwise would occur when the record is stopped at the end of the operation.

Where a coin is depended upon for depressing the stop-actuating lever G5, there is danger ot' the lever being lowered by jarring the machine, and in such case the lever ai* is caused to vibrate in a manner to counteract the movement oi the stop-actuating lever, thereby to prevent fraudulent use of the machine.

It will be obvious that many changes in details of construction within the spirit of my invention may be made, hence no undue limitation should be understood from the foregoing detailed description;

It is believed -to be novel to employ what for the purpose of this application will be termed a primary motor, operated from any suitable source of power to Wind a springmotor, the primary motor being automaticallyset in operation by the 'action of the spring-motonand operating to produce a predetermined winding effect upon the springmotor and iinally being automatically stopped. It is to be understood, therefore, that the appended claims are intended to cover the invention in its widest application,

regardless of the particular use to whichv the p electric motor can not be used without greatA limitations for the direct actuation of a an electric winding-motor phonogra h, the number of the rotations of the recor in which must be subject `to very little variation. Furthermore, the provision of` means for quickly and readily Winding the springmotor of a pl'ionograph of the type herein shown and for insuring the proper degree of winding is regarded as of great importance.

' What re ard as new, and desire to secure i by Letters atent, isma 1. 'lhe combination with a phonograph having a spring-motor, of an element driven thereby, a stop co-acting with said element, having 'a circuit, cireuit-controlling mechanism actuated by said springsmotor, and mechanism controlled from said spring-motor serving to withhold said stop for a predetermined period to permit rotation of said element, for the purpose set forth.

2.i The combination with a phonograph having a s ring-motor, of an electric windiiig-niotor iaving a circuit, circuit-controlling mechanismaetuated by said spring-mo tor, a record-stop, and a locking device for said record-stop controlled by 'said circuitand a controlling-wheel operated by said spring-motor Vand controlling the windingmotor and actuating the reproducer-shifter, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination with a phonograph having a reproducer and a spring-motor provided With a winding-shaft,` of an electric winding-motor geared to said winding-shaft, a contact-controllingwheol actuated with ysaid winding-shaft in the operation of the winding-motor, a motor circuit having a lcontact controlled by said wheel, circuitcontrolling mechanism operated4 by the spring-motor during the actuatioi'i ol' the record, and a reprmluccr-shil'tcr actuated from said spring-motor, l'or thc purpose set forth.

6. The combination with a phonograph having a spring-motor and a rotary record, of a winding-motor, controllingr iiicchanisni l'or the win(ling-motor actuated by the sprlngdnotor, and a rvcordslop actuated bi' said controlling mechanism, for the purpose set forth.

7. The combination with a phonograph having 4a spring-motor and a rotary record, of a winding-motor, controlling mechanism for the winding-motor actuated by the spring-motor, and a.record.-stop thrown into the operative position during the operation of starting the winding-motor and thrown out of'operative position before the windingi motor has completed its' operation, fpr the purpose set forth. i

8. The combination, with'a phonograph having a spring-niotor andra rotary record,

of a'reeoid-stop, an actuating lever therefor, a latch for said lever, and mechanism operated by the springmotor and controlling said latch, for the purpose set forth.

9. The combination with a phonograph having a'springLmotor and a rotary record,

of a stop for the record, an actuating member for the stop, a latch for said actuating mein# ber, a pawl serving to retract said latch., a pawl-actuating member, and a Wheel controlling the movement of said pa wlactu ating member, for the purpose set forth.

10. 'llie combination with a phonograph having aspring-motor and a rotary record, of a stop for the record, an actuating member for said stop, a rotary wheel controlling said actuating member, a repi'oducer-shifter, and

means actuated by said wheel and serving to aetuate said reprodneer-shifter, for the purpose set forth. i

1l. The combination with a phonograph having a spring-motor and a rotaryrecord, of an electric winding-motor, a circuit-controlling member, a wheel actuated by the springsmotor, a record-stop', and actuating means for the record-stop aving interlocking connection with the circuit-controlling member,` for the purpose se't forth.

12. The combination with a phonograph having a rotary record and a projecting stop,

of a vertically movable stop co-acting there with, and an actuating lever connected with said vertically movable stop, for the purpose set forth.

13. llie combination with a phonograph having a record, a reproducer co-acting with said record and a spring-motor to actuate the record, of a winding-motor, a reproduceil shifter supported on a horizontal pivot extending transvcrsely of tho rcl'iroducer arni,

a link connected therewith, and a controlling whccl actuated by thc spring-motor and controlling the niovciiionts of said link.

lili] li BERT S. MILLS.- ln presence ofl J. ll. hannes, li. llnlsmu. 

